Piquete

For the Colombian food known as piquete, see piqueteadero.

Piquete
Municipality
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Location in São Paulo state
Piquete Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°36′50″S 45°10′33″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast Brazil
State	São Paulo
Metropolitan Region	Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte
Area
• Total	176.00 km2 (67.95 sq mi)
Elevation	645 m (2,116 ft)
Population  (2020 )
• Total	13,575
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Piquete is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 13,575 (2020 est.) in an area of 176.00 km². The elevation is 645 m.

The municipality contains part of the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.

Media

In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo. In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012.

The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).